By Dean Dad. If free college required a dramatically higher adjunct percentage, should we do it. More...

By Melissa Nicolas. Being perceived as nice has perks, writes Melissa Nicolas, but it can create troubling misconceptions about who we are and how we should act. Read more...

By Courtney N. Wright. Understanding what constitutes classroom incivility can help faculty members minimize its dangers while maximizing the teaching and learning opportunities it presents, advises Courtney N. Wright. Read more...

By Shantá R. Robinson. Anxious about landing an academic job after graduation, Shantá R. Robinson ultimately discovered that true “How I Made It” stories involve uncertainties, mishaps and mistakes. Read more...

By Andy Molinsky. If academic institutions had water coolers and professors liked to make small talk, one of the hottest topics on the agenda would be how to get foreign students to participate in class. It’s a real conundrum, and most professors I know are at a loss about how to do it successfully. Read more...

By Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower. Boards and presidents expect a lot from governance, and many know that they are underperforming and could and should do more. As we’ve written in the past, boards need a certain positive restlessness that keeps them striving to do better. Read more...

By Scott McLemee. In Deciding What’s True, Lucas Graves traces how media outlets’ internal fact-checking has morphed into something almost antithetical: the very public evaluation of factual assertions made by politicians and other news figures, writes Scott McLemee. Read more...